Month April 2020
A Boro Park man was appointed to a top position in the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday. Mitchell (Moshe) Silk was appointed as Assistant Treasury Secretary by unanimous consent in the U.S. Senate. Mitchell Allen Silk is a lawyer, author… Continue Reading →
Two lives were cut short due to road fatalities in Israel on Yom Hashoah. The first accident took place when a 7-year-old boy was hit by a passing truck near the Bedouin village of Laqiya in the Negev. The boy… Continue Reading →
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he had a “functional and effective” conversation with President Donald Trump on Tuesday and tried to keep the focus on testing and state budget… Read more » The post NY’s Cuomo Says Talk With… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A Navy hospital ship deployed to New York City to help fight the coronavirus outbreak is no longer needed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, expressing confidence that stresses on the hospital system are easing. Cuomo told… Continue Reading →
At approximately 3:30PM today, it appears a tornado touched down in the area of Bay Avenue between Hooper Avenue and Vaughn Avenue in Toms River, police say. Over 100 calls were received regarding fallen trees on houses and cars, wires… Continue Reading →
The Small Business Administration reported a potential data breach last month in its website that handles disaster loan applications. The agency said Tuesday the personal information of nearly 8,000 business owners applying for economic injury disaster loans was potentially seen… Continue Reading →
PPP Loan STATUS: Although you may have applied for the PPP loan with your bank, it may be beneficial to apply with multiple banks in the hope that one of them will be able to process it first. The fact… Continue Reading →
A gunman shot dead nine people Tuesday, including five Syrians, and left their bodies in several locations in a mountain village southeast of the capital of Beirut, the prime minister… Read more » The post Gunman Shoots 9 People Dead… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to come up with a plan to provide federal assistance to the oil and gas industry in the United States,… Read more » The post As Price of Oil Drops,… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s COVID-19 death toll saw its biggest spike yet, climbing by 379 deaths, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday. The spike comes as the number of new cases has been… Read more » The post NJ’s COVID-19 Death Toll Climbs… Continue Reading →
U.S. airline customers, whose travel and flight plans have been upended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will receive full-fare airline refunds—regardless of who initiated the cancelation—under a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with lead cosponsor Rep. Albio… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved $484 billion in additional coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals treating patients sickened by the pandemic, sending the measure to the… Read more » The post Senate Approves Nearly $500B More… Continue Reading →
A poll released on Tuesday night showed that a decisive 62 percent of Israelis are in support of the government being formed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and… Read more » The post Poll Shows Strong Support for… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. “In light of the attack from the Invisible… Read more » The post Trump Vows to ‘Suspend Immigration’… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine… Continue Reading →
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Health officials in Wisconsin said they have identified at least seven people who appear to have contracted the coronavirus from participating in the April 7 election, the first such cases following in-person voting that was held… Continue Reading →
A federal judge Tuesday suspended former deputy Trump campaign chairman Rick Gates’s 45-day intermittent prison sentence because of the coronavirus pandemic, pending further court order. Gates’s attorney two days ago… Read more » The post Judge Suspends 45-Day Prison Term… Continue Reading →
There will be no fidgeting at the National Spelling Bee microphone, no banter with pronouncer Jacques Bailly, no pointed questions about definitions or languages of origin, no dreaded bell that… Read more » The post National Spelling Bee Canceled for… Continue Reading →
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers… Continue Reading →
The post Message From Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt Regarding Coronavirus Antibodies Testing appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: ‘We Are at a Tipping Point’: An Interview with Rabbi Dr. Aaron E. Glatt Glatt Kosher and Glatt Treif Google, Walmart… Continue Reading →
POLAND (JTA) – Virtual memorial plaques were projected on to the “Arbeit Macht Frei” gates at Auschwitz-Birkenau in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day. More than 10,000 of the plaques were uploaded to the March of the Living online platform, NeverMeansNever, replacing… Continue Reading →